1. Gaiam Yoga Block $10.95
2. Soybu Compression Pants $70
3. KT Athletic Tape $19.99
4. Yoga Tune Up Trigger Point Massage Ball $9.95
5. Garden of Life Vitamin Code Multi-Vitamin $24.99
5 Golden Gifts of Rehab
Gene Therapy: A Cure For Cancer
At a meeting of The American Society of Hematology on Sunday, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania presented their findings on what very well could be a genetic therapy cure for cancer.
The concept utilizes a disabled form of HIV that genetically alter the patients own T cells to attack malignant B cells. Providing the patient with something better than a drug–a lasting way for the immune system to fight cancer.
University of Pennsylvania researchers developed the experimental treatment that has been tested on 12 patients,
The Athlete and The Anti-Inflammatory
Bullet Points:
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Ibuprofen use prior to or during exercise, hampers the ability of muscles to rebuild themselves after exercise
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Frequent use of ibuprofen, causes higher overall levels of bodily inflammation
In America, the average athlete has been trained to think that an ibuprofen will heal any injury. In fact, 70 percent of
Core Cleanse
Gwyneth Paltrow does it. 21 days of cleanse before her filming. So when my clients are looking for a magic bullet, I talk about diet and exercise. The best sustained weight loss comes from gradual reductions in fat and calories from your diet, but there is a quick sure fire way to boost your metabolism and drop weight quickly before an event.
Enter the Core Cleanse. A 7 day all veggie and water diet, this cleanse optimizes your bodies ability to absorb precious vitamins and minerals, boost your metabolism and use calories efficiently. It starts with 16oz of green tea with honey and cayenne in the morning, a large lunch from an approved list of veggies and a dinner shake, all totaling 1200 calories. This goes on for 7 days and many people don’t have the ability to finish it, but if you can muster through it, you will drop weight and look ridiculously slim.
During the cleanse, it’s best not to ramp up your exercise routine. You want to go easy on yourself since you are taking in less calories than usual.
Health Apps Call Your Info “Currency of the Future”
Could your Nike Fuel Band turn your health information into the currency of the future?
The U.S. has strict privacy laws guaranteeing people access to traditional health files. But implants and other new technologies
Breast Cancer Screenings and Overdiagnosis
Talking Points:
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The RSNA claims independent guidelines by the US Preventative Services Task Force discourage women from being screened.
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The RSNA has an interest in promoting its own procedures as a preventative means despite the fact that many women screened often have false positive diagnosis and over-treatment.
CHICAGO: Breast cancer screenings are again in the news as the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA, meeting in Chicago this week) claims that the guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — an independent medical panel with federal support–could discourage some women from being screened. The Radiological Society obviously has an interest (some might say conflict of interest) in promoting its own procedures that sometimes cause false-positive cancer diagnosis and over-treatment.
The RSNA looked at rates of mammograms from women 65yrs and older on Medicare. The rates of screenings inched up 1% between 2005 and 2009, but dropped as soon as the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force released their recommendation.
The claim that increased screening leads to decreased mortality is both confusing and controversial simply because there are many cases of screenings which result in early detection and misdiagnosis. They catch cancer that has to be biopsied and in many cases turns out to be malignant, but this doesn’t take into account the fact that no one knows which cancers will be fatal or not.
The problem, the panel said, is that for women younger than 50, the benefits of mammograms may not outweigh the risks. Those include “false-positive” results that lead to needless invasive tests and anxiety (which are more common in women younger than 50), and over-treatment of early breast tumors that would never have progressed.
Exercise and Improved Connectivity for Parkinson’s Disease
At A Glance:
- 1–Functional MRI data showed patients with Parkinson
Mild Concussion=Permanent Damage?
Action Points
- *Mild traumatic brain injury disrupts the brain’s “default mode” in a way that shows up on functional MRI and correlates with symptoms.
- *Note that the abnormalities in default-mode network connectivity were associated with cognitive dysfunction, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and post-concussion syndrome.
In a small study published in Radioloy mild brain trauma was found to have long term symptoms in default brain functions like memory encoding, consolidation, and environmental monitoring. Also affected was the medial prefrontal cortex associated with self relevance, rapid error identification and social functions. Problems with this network have been seen in Alzheimer’s disease, autism, and schizophrenia.
Soda for Fat Burning?!?
You’ve heard of everything diet, but a soda that can actually help you drop weight?! This week Pepsi is introducing it’s new product to Japan: Pepsi Special. With a fat blocking substance called Dextrin, Pepsi promises us a new way to look at soda. Here’s everything you need to know about Dextrin–the so called magic bullet.
What is Dextrin?
Marketed in the U.S., Dextrin is sold as a supplement called
